As the hours tick down toward the startof the 2010-11 English Premier League season, soccer editor Richard Farley runs down how SB Nation's getting you ready for Saturday's kick-off.
Aug 13, 2010 - Over the last week, we've gone Premier League-centric at SB Nation Soccer, celebrating the launch of the English Premier League's 19th season. Whether it's the best league in the world - that's debatable. Whether the EPL is the biggest league in the world is less controversial. More people watch English football than any other league in the world, so excuse us our momentary obsession. We like England, too, as if you couldn't tell by the content overflow.
Below is a brief guide to that overflow. You may recognize the table as the projections we published here. This time, they're presented with a link to the team preview, the community blog, and the relevant content that's been produced throughout the SB Nation family of sites. Where applicable, of course.
First, here is the general content:
And the club-specific:
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 1.7 | 24.6 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 79.0 | 23.5 | 57.7% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 1-4 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chelsea | 2.8 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 95.0 | 41.9 | 19.0% | 88.4% | 99.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 10 | 1-6 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Arsenal | 2.8 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 88.1 | 38.0 | 18.5% | 88.2% | 99.5% | 0.0% | 1 | 10 | 1-6 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5.3 | 19.5 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 68.4 | 41.9 | 1.4% | 36.0% | 89.5% | 0.0% | 1 | 17 | 2-9 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liverpool | 5.4 | 19.2 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 62.2 | 37.9 | 1.3% | 33.6% | 88.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 17 | 2-9 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Manchester City | 5.5 | 18.7 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 54.2 | 31.7 | 1.4% | 31.8% | 87.2% | 0.0% | 1 | 18 | 2-9 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Everton | 6.1 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 63.7 | 43.1 | 0.7% | 21.1% | 79.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 17 | 2-10 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Stoke City | 10.0 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 18.1% | 1.7% | 2 | 20 | 5-16 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Aston Villa | 10.1 | 15.1 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 57.3 | 59.8 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 16.5% | 1.8% | 1 | 20 | 6-16 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fulham | 12.5 | 13.2 | 7.6 | 17.2 | 48.2 | 60.2 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.6% | 8.2% | 3 | 20 | 7-19 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sunderland | 12.6 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 17.0 | 45.7 | 57.0 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.5% | 8.6% | 3 | 20 | 7-19 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Birmingham City | 13.0 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 18.1 | 54.9 | 71.8 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 10.5% | 3 | 20 | 7-19 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 13.5 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 18.0 | 48.8 | 65.7 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 13.4% | 3 | 20 | 8-19 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Newcastle United | 13.7 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 17.3 | 39.4 | 53.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 15.3% | 4 | 20 | 8-19 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | West Ham United | 14.2 | 12.4 | 6.7 | 18.9 | 51.3 | 73.1 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 20.0% | 2 | 20 | 8-19 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 14.6 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 18.6 | 44.4 | 65.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 22.3% | 4 | 20 | 8-19 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 14.9 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 18.6 | 41.5 | 62.2 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 26.0% | 4 | 20 | 9-20 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 15.7 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 20.0 | 49.2 | 78.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 35.0% | 5 | 20 | 9-20 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16.0 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 19.8 | 43.2 | 71.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 40.3% | 5 | 20 | 10-20 |
| Rk | Club | Avg | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | Top 4 | Top 7 | Relegated | Best | Worst | Range* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blackpool | 19.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 24.6 | 28.9 | 86.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.9% | 8 | 20 | 18-20 |
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